Great Ideas for your Small Business: Never Work with Anyone Who Gives You a Headache or a Stomachache If i had a motto, this would be it. Life is too short to work with people who make you miserable. This isn’t emotional hogwash. You can’t do your best work when you hate the person managing … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Make Your Meetings More Productive In this high-tech era, it’s a bit surprising to learn that face-to-face meetings are still the most popular form of business communication. In fact, 44 percent of executives surveyed by Office Team, an office staffing service, said they preferred to meet with people in … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Think Ergonomically I’m usually the last one to urge any entrepreneur to spend money on office trappings. In my previous life as a white-collar crime reporter, I quickly learned the glitzier the office, the worse the criminal who worked there. But with repetitive-motion injuries costing U.S. business owners an … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Create a Smarter, Safer Workplace Being aware of ways to create a smarter, safer workplace can improve health and morale, and enhance your bottom line. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that, every year, indoor air pollution costs U.S. businesses about $1 billion in medical bills and $60 billion in … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Organize a Company Retreat An annual or semiannual retreat is an excellent way to measure the pulse of your business and keep storm clouds from brewing. You don’t have to book a Caribbean cruise, rent a fancy hotel suite, or even get on a plane to host this event. … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Find a Mentor although finding a mentor seems like a good idea, actually making the connection can be intimidating, especially for people who are reluctant to admit they need help. But a mentor can steer you around the potholes and buoy you up when you are drowning in confusion. … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Overcome a Fear of Public Speaking many entrepreneurs have to be the company spokesperson, whether they like it or not. While public speaking can be terrifying, knowing how to make a clear, concise presentation can mean the difference between financial success and failure for many small firms. You might … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Move Your Business to an Incubator if you think incubators are just for chicks, think again. Incubators offer entrepreneurs orchestrated business support, including mentoring, financing programs, and a mix of compatible neighbors. There are about 900 business incubators in forty-eight states, according to Dinah Adkins, executive director of the … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Create an Informal Advisory Board the largest companies in the world have all sorts of advisory boards, but entrepreneurs are often reluctant to ask outsiders for help. An advisory board made up of industry leaders, deep thinkers, cutting-edge colleagues, and experts can steer you and your company through the … Read more
Great Ideas for your Small Business: Say Goodbye to Corporate Life “i suddenly realized i was taking just as big a risk staying in my corporate job as I would if I left,” said Dairl Johnson, who was at the peak of his career and managing a product line with $1.5 billion in sales at … Read more
